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Joe, a technician, is installing a wireless inkjet printer into a small office. He wants to minimize long term issues connecting to the printer from any workstation and ensure easy access to its…
The correct answer is D. Configure a static IP for the printer. Assigning a static IP address to the printer ensures that its IP address never changes. If DHCP assigns a dynamic IP, the address can change after a lease expires or the printer reboots, breaking all workstation connections and making the web-based configuration page…
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Joe, a technician, is installing a wireless inkjet printer into a small office. He wants to minimize long term issues connecting to the printer from any workstation and ensure easy access to its configuration page. Which of the following steps would ensure this?
Options
- AShare the printer on the directory.
- BPlug an Ethernet cord in as well.
- CTurn off all DHCP on the network.
- DConfigure a static IP for the printer.
How the community answered
(39 responses)- A3% (1)
- B3% (1)
- C8% (3)
- D87% (34)
Explanation
Assigning a static IP address to the printer ensures that its IP address never changes. If DHCP assigns a dynamic IP, the address can change after a lease expires or the printer reboots, breaking all workstation connections and making the web-based configuration page inaccessible at a consistent address. A static IP is the standard best practice for network printers and shared network devices. Sharing on a directory (A) is for non-networked USB-attached printers. Adding an Ethernet cable (B) doesn't prevent IP changes. Turning off DHCP entirely (C) would disrupt all other network devices.
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